Judge: Daniel M. Crowley, Case: 22STCV00508, Date: 2023-03-16 Tentative Ruling
Case Number: 22STCV00508 Hearing Date: March 16, 2023 Dept: 28
Case Name: Kenneth
Anderson v. City of Pasadena, et al.
Hearing Date: March 16, 2023
Case No.: 22STCV00508
Ruling on Defendant Abode Communities, Inc.s Unopposed
Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories and Special Interrogatories
Having reviewed Defendant Abode Communities, Inc.’s
unopposed Motion to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories and Special
Interrogatories, the Court rules as follows.
On October 26, 2022, Defendant Abode Communities,
Inc. served Form Interrogatories, Set No. One,
and Special
Interrogatories, Set No. One, on Plaintiff Kenneth Anderson.
Responses were due December 27, 2022. Plaintiff
Kenneth Anderson has failed to provide timely responses. Defendant Abode
Communities, Inc. now moves to compel
responses.
The Court grants the motion pursuant to Code of
Civ. Proc. § 2030.290(b) and orders Plaintiff Kenneth Anderson to provide verified responses to the
interrogatories compliant with Code of Civ. Proc. §§ 2030.210 (a) and 2030.220 without
objections by April 15, 2023.
Defendant
Abode Communities, Inc. requests monetary sanctions totaling $1,602.00.
The Court awards sanctions pursuant to Code
of Civ. Proc. § 2023.030 (a) and Code of Civ. Proc. § 2030.290 (c) in the
amount of $705.00, calculated as follows:
Defendant requests $801.00 in
sanctions for each motion, based upon 3.8 hours of attorney’s time at a rate of
$195.00 per hour and 1 $60.00 filling fee. 1.3 hours were spent drafting the
motion and 2.5 hours are anticipated to be spent appearing at the hearing. The
Court notes that the motions are unopposed, substantially similar and set to be
heard concurrently. The Court grants sanctions totaling $705.00, based on 3
hours of attorney’s work and 2 $60.00 filling fees.
The sanctions total $705.00 and are
payable by Plaintiff Kenneth Anderson and his counsel by April 15, 2023.
Moving Party is to give notice
of this ruling.